Cables and Sockets
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13.3 Cables and Sockets
See the information in the following section on the individu-
al cables and sockets on the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170.
DSL/Telephone Cable
The DSL/telephone cable is a special combined cable 4.25 m
in length, developed by AVM to connect the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN 7170 to the DSL splitter and the ISDN NT or analog tele-
phone line.
If you would like to extend the cable, you have the following
possibilities:
DSL Cable Extension
To extend the gray end of the combined cable, the one la-
beled “DSL”, you will need the following components:
z
1 standard network cable
z
1 standard RJ45 CAT5 double coupling
All components are available from specialized vendors.
Remember that the quality of the line may be decrease as
the distance from the central switching station increases.
AVM recommends that the standard network cable be ex-
tended by no more than 20 meters.
Telephone Cable Extension
To extend the black end of the combined cable you will need
the following components:
z
1 standard network cable
z
1 standard RJ45 CAT5 double coupling
Both components are available from specialized vendors.
AVM recommends that the standard network cable be ex-
tended by no more than 10 meters.
